suggestions on a quite return pump

[soundgeek]

I am setting up a new tank and need some suggestions on a silent return pump, like the title suggests. Thanks for the help.

 

[STEVEBEAM]

Not Little Giant Pump Co 4-MDQX-SC. I just purchased this pump and I am going to have to return it. It sounds like an outboard boat engine. Im going to Tag along to see what others sugest.
Steve

 

[Village Idiot]

Eheim's are often mentioned as very quiet pumps.

 

[agave60]

I have an eheim 1262 that has been running for a year now and I love it. It's very very quiet.

 

[nyvp]

I use the seq 4200 great pump super quiet and low heat.

 

[soundgeek]

Thanks for the input. My new tank is a 75gal reef ready with a 30 gal sump. I will have two 150watt 10k metal halide and one actnic 48in vho and one 50/50 48in vho. I currently have a bunch of mag pumps but they all tend to be on the loud side. What size internal pump would someone recommend for this application. I have gotten suggestions to use both the drain and return lines in the overflow as drain lines and run returns over the back. Thanks for the help.

 

[K9]

I have a Quiet One 3000 pump that I'm using for a closed-loop on my 40g. It's so incredibly quiet that I have to put my ear within a foot of it just to hear it running.

 

[cbowman]

quiet

quiet

I had a mag 24 and it was way loud! I had to toss it and i got a ocean runner and they are way quiet, its like i cant even hear it at all! They are pretty cheap too and have a low wattage, they are really cheap on dr fosters. You should check them out.

 

[soundgeek]

I will give the quiet one and ocean runner a look. Do any of you recommend a gph or if I should use both lines as drain and run returns over the back.

 

[JOSEPHLB]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9635168#post9635168 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by K9
I have a Quiet One 3000 pump that I'm using for a closed-loop on my 40g. It's so incredibly quiet that I have to put my ear within a foot of it just to hear it running.

My Quiet One 3000 is extremely quiet also.

 

[cabowabo]

Give me a day or two and I'll let you know about the Ocean Runner 2500.I just got it in for a 45 gal. I broke a part on it trying to attach a ball valve. The part should be in tommorrow and will get back on how the flow matches the tank and how quet it is. I bought due to many recomondations here and the low watt to power ratio. I can tell you it's a bit bigger than I expected but solid built, other than the part I broke I guess.

 

[soundgeek]

Keep me posted. I guess now I am down to a Ocean Runner or Quiet One.

 

[hahnmeister]

"suggestions on a quite return pump"

Quite what?

 

[soundgeek]

It crossed my mind a couple of times to edit that. Thats what I get for playing on the forums at work.

 

[ITGUY]

Just a quick thought that no one seemed to touch upon, have you considered or tried isolating the pump mounting with a piece of foam or rubber. My hot tub motors were mounted directly on a piece of 3/4 " plywood and resonated like a piano sound board. After installing a simple piece of 1/4" rubber the hum was reduced sugnificantly.

 

[AZDesertRat]

Ocean Runner 3500. I have three of them and love them.

 

[blureef1]

Big fan of the Ocean Runner. Dead silent. Can't tell that its on.

 

[soundgeek]

Thanks for the advice I think i am going to look at a Ocean Runner. I finally got my canopy in after two months, but my 30gal sump arrived broken.

 

[jbittner]

another vote for the Eheim 1262. Sweet pump and no noise at all.

 

[crumbletop]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9635073#post9635073 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by soundgeek
Thanks for the input. My new tank is a 75gal reef ready with a 30 gal sump. I will have two 150watt 10k metal halide and one actnic 48in vho and one 50/50 48in vho. I currently have a bunch of mag pumps but they all tend to be on the loud side. What size internal pump would someone recommend for this application.

I use an OR 2500 on my 90 gallon and would recommend that one for your 75.